The UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Professor Paul Hunt, reminded the donor community that it has a...
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in OPT, Professor John Dugard Universities of Leiden (Netherlands) and Pretoria (South Africa)
I visited the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) from 9 to 17 June 2006. In the course of the week I visited Gaza; the Wall (barrier) in and around Jerusalem; Ramallah; the hills south of Hebron,...
Zimbabwe + 1 more
Statement by Mr. Miloon Kothari, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, to the World Urban Forum III (19-23 June 2006) in Vancouver
The Special Rapporteur will be speaking at the Dialogue on "Achieving the MDGs: Slum-upgrading and Affordable Housing" on 20 June 2006. The World Urban Forum III gives us the opportunity to reflect...
Myanmar: On the occasion of the inaugural session of the Human Rights Council, UN rights experts call to mind the birthday of detained Nobel laureate, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of Human Rights Defenders, Hina...
UN Special Rapporteur on independence of judiciary condemns public execution following illegal trial in Afghanistan
The following statement was issued today by Leandro Despouy, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers: It has been reliably reported that the Taliban claim to have carried out...
UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar welcomes the release of human rights defender Su Su Nway
The following statement was issued today by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro: The Special Rapporteur welcomes the release of human rights...
UN rights experts deplore failure of DPR Korea to cooperate with UN special procedures
The following statement was issued today by Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; Leila Zerrougui, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on...
UN human rights experts call on Myanmar to end counter-insurgency operations targeting civilians in Northern Karen State and Eastern Pegu Division
The following statement was issued today by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro; the Independent Expert on minority issues, Gay McDougall; the...
Rapporteur on right to food deeply concerned about aid cut for millions of Sudanese
The Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Jean Ziegler, is deeply concerned by the drastic food cuts for millions of Sudanese as offrom May 2006. The United Nations World Food Programme has...
UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions calls for urgent measures to end political killings and to strengthen protection for human rights in Sri Lanka
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Professor Philip Alston, today called on the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...
Human rights expert condemns Nepal's "shoot-on-sight" policies
"The Nepalese Government must immediately repeal its 'shoot-on-sight' policy for dealing with demonstrators", according to a United Nations human rights expert. Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur...
United Nations human rights experts express grave concern about crackdown on demonstrators in Nepal
The following statement was issued today by United Nations human rights experts, whose names appear below: "We are gravely concerned at the escalating wave of violence surrounding pro-democracy...
Special Rapporteur on right to education condemns attack on Salabagh School in Afghanistan
The following statement was issued today by the Special Rapporteur on the right to education of the United Nations, Vernor Muñoz Villalobos: In my capacity as Special Rapporteur on the right to...
Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief ends visit to Azerbaijan
Ambeyi Ligabo, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, made the following statement on 4 March at the end of a visit to Azerbaijan...
Committee on Rights of Child examines report of Azerbaijan
(Chamber A) The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of Azerbaijan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the...
Sri Lanka + 5 more
Relief and rehabilitation efforts remain problematic one year after Asian tsunami, say UN experts
The following statement was issued today by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights,...
Special Rapporteur calls on parties to conflict in Sri Lanka to address zone of impunity for extrajudicial executions
Professor Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions issued the following statement on 6 December in Colombo:...
Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions visiting Sri Lanka
The Commission on Human Rights' Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, has begun a visit to Sri Lanka that will last until 9 December 2005. The Special...
Special Rapporteur on Myanmar regrets extension of house arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation in Myanmar, Mr. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, deeply regrets the further prolongation in the house arrest of the General Secretary...
Expert on human rights in Democratic People's Republic of Korea makes recommendations on improvement of situation
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights issued the following statement today in...